Bowser's Ransom Note... oddly familiar...

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Ever wonder how Mario finds out that his girlfriend has been kidnapped? Well, usually some frantic Toad gives him the scoop, but sometimes his enemies can be a bit more?direct. We received this copy of a ransom letter sent to Mario informing him that the Princess had yet again been kidnapped, but something struck us as a bit odd about it. Seems like each letter was torn from the logo of a popular video game franchise, console or publication but we?re having a little trouble guessing them all. Maybe you can help us out.

ANSWER KEY:

(M)
(A)
(R)
(I)
(O)

(I)

(S)
(T)
(O)
(L)
(E)

(Y)
(O)
(U)
(R)

(H)
(O)

(A)
(G)
(A)
(I)
(N)

(P)
(A)
(Y)

(M)
(E)

(A)
(L)
(L)

(Y)
(O)
(U)
(R)

(C)
(O)
(I)
(N)
(Z)

Think you know the answers? Copy and paste our answer key into [your reply] and fill in your guesses. Good luck!

-- The Minus World [http://the-minusworld.com/2009/01/23/mario-receives-ransom-letter/]

TRY NOT TO PEEK AT THE ANSWERS!
 

Jumpman

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I can name about 60%, this is pretty cool. the R in "your" is really bugging me. very familiar, maybe star fox?
 

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We've been discussing it, and so far we have "Mario _ stole your ho again pay me a_l y_ur c_inz"
 

Higurashi

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I do think the single (I) is from MGS 2. The next (A) is from Left 4 Dead, I'm pretty sure. The next one, (O) is obviously from Star Fox, and the last (O) would be from Mario Tennis if I am not mistaken. That leaves the (L) for me. Bah. Probably some obscure game I haven't been in contact with.
 

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Higurashi said:
I do think the single (I) is from MGS 2. The next (A) is from Left 4 Dead, I'm pretty sure. The next one, (O) is obviously from Star Fox, and the last (O) would be from Mario Tennis if I am not mistaken. That leaves the (L) for me. Bah. Probably some obscure game I haven't been in contact with.
The I is confirmed, we've gotten the A, and the O from Mario Tennis is confirmed, but I don't know about the Star Fox O. I can't find the version you're using.
 

Higurashi

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xitel said:
The I is confirmed, we've gotten the A, and the O from Mario Tennis is confirmed, but I don't know about the Star Fox O. I can't find the version you're using.
You are right. I thought the O was from Star Fox (SNES), but I just realised the border of it is blue here, whereas it is red in Star Fox. Back to the start with that one then. Edit: It's not... Sonic, is it?
However, I do believe I have found the origin of the unidentified (L). Kane and Lynch: Dead Men. It was right in front of me, and I didn't see it. x)
I loved Freedom Fighters. Would like to play KaL.
 

revolverwolf

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The R in Mario is from Rock Band.
The U in Your is from Burnout.
The O in Ho is from Sonic and the Secret Rings.
The I in Again is from Nintendo Wii.
The N from Again is from N64.
The P in Pay is from Pokemon.
The Y in Pay is from Rayman Raving Rabids.
The second L in All is from Halo.
The R in the second Your is from Tetris.
The C in Coinz is from Pacman.
The Z in Coinz is from The Legend of Zelda.

That's all the ones I'm sure of.
 

GenHellspawn

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(M) EGM Magazine
(A) Assassin?s Creed
(R) Rock Band
(I) Diablo
(O) Prototype

(I) Metal Gear Solid 3

(S) Gears of War
(T) Tomb Raider
(O) BioShock
(L) Final Fantasy
(E) Grand Theft Auto

(Y) Call of Duty
(O)Banjo Kazooie
(U) Burnout
(R) Metroid Prime 3

(H) Medal of Honor
(O) Alone in the Dark

(A) Left 4 Dead
(G) Ghost Recon
(A) Little Big Planet
(I) Wii
(N) Nintendo 64

(P) Pokemon
(A) Harvest Moon
(Y) Rayman Raving Rabbids

(M)Jet Force Gemini
(E) Geometry Wars Galaxies

(A) Haze
(L) Kane and Lynch
(L) Halo

(Y) PlayStation
(O) Star Fox
(U) Turok
(R) Tetris

(C) Pac Man
(O) Mario Tennis
(I) Earthworm Jim
(N) Nintendo Power
(Z) Zelda
 

Higurashi

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GenHellspawn said:
(M) EGM Magazine
(A) Assassin?s Creed
(R) Rock Band
(I) Diablo
(O) Prototype

(I) Metal Gear Solid 3

(S) Gears of War
(T) Tomb Raider
(O) BioShock
(L) Final Fantasy
(E) Grand Theft Auto

(Y) Call of Duty
(O)Banjo Kazooie
(U) Burnout
(R) Metroid Prime 3

(H) Medal of Honor
(O) Alone in the Dark

(A) Left 4 Dead
(G) Ghost Recon
(A) Little Big Planet
(I) Wii
(N) Nintendo 64

(P) Pokemon
(A) Harvest Moon
(Y) Rayman Raving Rabbids

(M)Jet Force Gemini
(E) Geometry Wars Galaxies

(A) Haze
(L) Kane and Lynch
(L) Halo

(Y) PlayStation
(O) Star Fox
(U) Turok
(R) Tetris

(C) Pac Man
(O) Mario Tennis
(I) Earthworm Jim
(N) Nintendo Power
(Z) Zelda
You are positive the (O) is from Star Fox then? In that case, which game?
 

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Higurashi said:
GenHellspawn said:
(M) EGM Magazine
(A) Assassin?s Creed
(R) Rock Band
(I) Diablo
(O) Prototype

(I) Metal Gear Solid 3

(S) Gears of War
(T) Tomb Raider
(O) BioShock
(L) Final Fantasy
(E) Grand Theft Auto

(Y) Call of Duty
(O)Banjo Kazooie
(U) Burnout
(R) Metroid Prime 3

(H) Medal of Honor
(O) Alone in the Dark

(A) Left 4 Dead
(G) Ghost Recon
(A) Little Big Planet
(I) Wii
(N) Nintendo 64

(P) Pokemon
(A) Harvest Moon
(Y) Rayman Raving Rabbids

(M)Jet Force Gemini
(E) Geometry Wars Galaxies

(A) Haze
(L) Kane and Lynch
(L) Halo

(Y) PlayStation
(O) Star Fox
(U) Turok
(R) Tetris

(C) Pac Man
(O) Mario Tennis
(I) Earthworm Jim
(N) Nintendo Power
(Z) Zelda
You are positive the (O) is from Star Fox then? In that case, which game?
We don't know, but we think it was from a magazine. And we've just spent an hour on this in IRC, we're freaking done.
 

Higurashi

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xitel said:
We don't know, but we think it was from a magazine. And we've just spent an hour on this in IRC, we're freaking done.
<spoiler=Mostly off-topic>Well, that's always possible, if far-fetched. Heh, okay, fair enough. What channels and network do you hang around in? I'm an old QuakeNet'er.
 

GenHellspawn

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Higurashi said:
xitel said:
We don't know, but we think it was from a magazine. And we've just spent an hour on this in IRC, we're freaking done.
<spoiler=Mostly off-topic>Well, that's always possible, if far-fetched. Heh, okay, fair enough. What channels and network do you hang around in? I'm an old QuakeNet'er.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/global/chat/javachat.php